White Rock (ASX:WRM) hits 312g/t gold at Morning Star

• White Rock Minerals (WRM) intersects up to 312g/t gold at the McNally Reef within the Morning Star Underground Gold Mine in northeast Victoria
• Extensional drilling was undertaken to target McNally along strike to the north and south of 2020 work with 18 diamond holes drilled
• This drilling has indicated a potentially significant high-grade gold zone to the south, close to existing developments
• White Rock has now begun gold processing plant pre-production commissioning work with initial gold production scheduled for Q3 2022
• Shares in White Rock are up 1.01 per cent, trading at 10 cents at 12:46 pm AEST

White Rock Minerals (WRM) has intersected up to 312g/t gold at the McNally Reef within the Morning Star Underground Gold Mine in northeast Victoria.

Extensional drilling was undertaken to target McNally along strike to the north and south of 2020 work. A total of 18 diamond holes, for 1392 metres, were drilled.

Highlights include 0.2 metres at 312g/t gold from 88.7 metres, 0.3 metres at 222g/t gold from 77.1 metres and 0.4 metres at 35.9g/t gold from 78.2 metres.

This drilling has indicated a potentially significant high-grade gold zone to the south, close to existing developments.

White Rock has now begun gold processing plant pre-production commissioning work with initial gold production scheduled for Q3 2022.

This commissioning work will focus on establishing access to the lower levels of the McNally Reef on 7 and 8 level, material movement infrastructure and establishing access to the Dickenson Reef.

Optimisation work is also underway to improve the overall plant performance with piping, screens and crushing units stripped, refurbished and improved in preparation for upcoming material processing.

Shares in White Rock were up 1.01 per cent, trading at 10 cents at 12:46 pm AEST.